Sonobe Station 園部駅
Sonobe Station West entrance, 2016
General information
Location	Mizobe, Oyama Higashimachi, Sonobe Town, Nantan City Kyoto Prefecture 622-0041 Japan
Coordinates	35°6′9.21″N 135°28′59.38″E / 35.1025583°N 135.4831611°E / 35.1025583; 135.4831611
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	E San'in Main Line E Sagano Line
Distance	34.2 km (21.3 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JR-E16
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 August 1899; 124 years ago (1899-08-15)
Passengers
FY2018	4,514 daily (boarding only)
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Funaoka towards Kinosaki-Onsen San'in Line through to Sagano Line through to San'in Main Line Sagano Line Yoshitomi towards Kyoto
Location
Sonobe Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Show map of Kyoto Prefecture Sonobe Station Sonobe Station (Kansai region) Show map of Kansai region Sonobe Station Sonobe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Sonobe Station (園部駅, Sonobe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in then city of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is a stop of limited express trains - "Kinosaki", "Hashidate" and "Maizuru".

Lines

Sonobe Station is served by the San'in Main Line (Sagano Line between this station and Kyoto Station), and is located 34.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Bus routes

History

Sonobe Station opened on August 15, 1899. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. The current station building was completed in 1991.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4514 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kyoto College of Medical Science (formerly Kyoto College of Medical Science)
• Kyoto Arts and Crafts University (KYOBI)
• Kyoto School of Architecture (KASD)
• Kyoto Traditional Crafts College (TASK)